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The burgeoning ranks of tea party "patriots" who have gotten themselves elected to Congress and state legislatures have identified yet another threat to the soul of America: Advanced Placement U.S. history guidelines. Republican legislators in Oklahoma, Texas,Georgia, Nebraska, North Carolina and Tennessee are raising an alarm about a new framework for teaching AP U.S. history to American high school students. They say it fails to instill patriotism and an appreciation for American exceptionalism, and instead puts too much emphasis on race, gender and class. A resolution approved by the Republican National Committee last summer declared that the framework "reflects a...

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The burgeoning ranks of tea party "patriots" who have gotten themselves elected to Congress and state legislatures have identified yet another threat to the soul of America: Advanced Placement U.S. history guidelines.
Republican legislators...

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After more than six years in office and...

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Frank chalks this up to their fight, where they said things...

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Washington is such a phony city. Maybe that's why it has such a good relationship with Hollywood.
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As a long-time student of politics, I'd like to comment on your editorial entitled "Election of GOP governor opens the door to fairer election redistricting".
Indeed, I can't imagine political partisanship being kept out of the redistricting...